hovel - chatrč, barabizna, bouda, chýše

noun - a small, very poor, and dirty house or room

bauble - laciná ozdoba, cetka, tretka

noun - a piece of cheap jewellery

 

roll up - stočit, srolovat

verb - to make something into the shape of a tube

 

unroll - rozbalit, rozbalit se, rozvinout, rozvinout se

verb - to open or unwind something that has been rolled up so that it becomes flat

Christmas cracker - vánoční petarda, vánoční rachejtle

noun - a festive paper tube with a surprise inside, pulled open with a snap during Christmas celebrations

tassel - střapec (např. na koberci, na závěsu)

noun - a hanging bunch of threads attached to something, it is often used for decoration

 

fryer - fritéza, fritovací hrnec

noun - a kitchen appliance in which you cook food in a lot of oil

still life - zátiší (v umění)

noun, technical - a genre of art depicting inanimate objects arranged aesthetically

piercing - pronikavý

adjective - strong and penetrating, often describing a sound, gaze, or sensation that is sharp and intense

piercing - piercing

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 

give or take - plus minus, zhruba, přibližně

phrase - approximately

 

more or less - zhruba, přibližně, plus minus

phrase - approximately

checkmate - dát mat

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

 

life-saving - záchranný, život zachraňující

adjective - done to save lives

 

capture - zajetí, dopadení

noun - the act of making someone prisoner, the state of being prisoner